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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Shining Imperial-pigeon	Bruce's Green-pigeon
Scientific Name	Ducula chalconota	Treron waalia
Order	Columbiformes	Columbiformes
Family	Columbidae	Columbidae
Conservation Status	Least Concern	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	35.9 cm (14.1 in)
Weight	553.5 g (19.52 oz)	254.5 g (8.98 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	--	1-2
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

None

Bruce's Green-pigeon only

None

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Conservation Status

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Bruce's Green-pigeon

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How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Bruce's Green-pigeon

Plumage

Bruce's Green-pigeon: bright grass-green body; yellow-green below; orange-yellow breast; bare red-orange orbital skin; West African

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About These Birds

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon (Ducula chalconota), 38 cm. Richly iridescent bronze-green upperparts with a contrasting pale grey head and underparts. Found in montane forest of New Guinea from 700 to 2,200 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common in hill and montane forest.

Bruce's Green-pigeon

Large green-pigeon, 30–33 cm, bright yellow-green with a grey head, yellow eye-ring, and pinkish-yellow bill. Found in dry woodland and savanna across the Sahel and savanna zone of Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia. Frugivore of wild figs and berries in the forest canopy. Least Concern.

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